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  1. Re:Dunno on Putting Up With Consolitis · · Score: 1

    Mark my words, in a few years you'll see something like 256/81 screens.

    We're halfway there, Philips makes a 21:9 television-- 189:81, in your parlance.

  2. Re:Nintendo Thumb on Putting Up With Consolitis · · Score: 1

    Quake 3? 1999
    DoDon Pachi? 1997
    Saturn? 1995
    Dreamcast? 1998

    Sounds as if you're gaming in the past.

  3. Re:Moderate and libertarian candidates .... so the on New Hampshire Bill Could Lead To Adoption of Approval Voting · · Score: 2

    There's a psychological scale known as Right Wing Authoritarianism. Essentially the test boils down to two questions--

    How Xenophobic are you?
    How strong does the state have to be to assuage your xenophobia?

    Of course, the questions are many, and usually asked in a less direct fashion. Interestingly, Communists in the Soviet Union tended to score as Right Wing Authoritarians. Internationalism may have died a early death. In any case, Mao took a decidedly different path.

  4. Re:Awesome if it works on New Hampshire Bill Could Lead To Adoption of Approval Voting · · Score: 1

    Of course, had the Reagan and Carter campaigns known that the "rules" would change under them, they would probably have used different campaign strategies.

  5. Re:Moderate and libertarian candidates .... so the on New Hampshire Bill Could Lead To Adoption of Approval Voting · · Score: 1

    Jefferson would probably be the target of a CIA coup, since his conception of the state would leave his country at the mercy of the International Communist Conspiracy.

  6. Re:Moderate and libertarian candidates .... so the on New Hampshire Bill Could Lead To Adoption of Approval Voting · · Score: 1

    The Nazis are national socialists.

    That doesn't make sense. Socialists are (or were) internationalists-- it is class that matters, not religion, or race, or nation.

  7. Re:Moderate and libertarian candidates .... so the on New Hampshire Bill Could Lead To Adoption of Approval Voting · · Score: 1

    There are certainly more far-left political parties, but they're usually not the ones leading the coalitions forming the government. Here's the political compass chart [politicalcompass.org] for the major candidates in the last U.S. presidential election. Here's the political compass chart [politicalcompass.org] for the European governments as of 2008. They're not too terribly different.

    Please normalize those charts. Thanks.

  8. Re:Moderate and libertarian candidates .... so the on New Hampshire Bill Could Lead To Adoption of Approval Voting · · Score: 1

    It seems that the lessons of Reaganism need to be relearnt by each succeeding generation. According to the Kirkpatrick Doctrine a right wing dictator is authoritarian (good), while a left wing dictator is totalitarian (bad). I think the difference may have something to do with theism, but I'm not entirely sure.

  9. Re:Blame? on Official — Economic Crash Not Computers' Fault · · Score: 1

    Er, you are familiar with the process of debugging, aren't you? Or do your technical support calls consist primarily of abuse?

  10. Re:another gov't commission bs on Official — Economic Crash Not Computers' Fault · · Score: 1

    You should be quite happy with the findings, then. If there was systemic failure; if it was the fault of institutions, then it follows that new rules can be devised to adjust the behavior of these systems or institutions. But if it turns out that individuals made, by pure happenstance, stupid and inane decisions, than no law can possibly prevent them from doing so again. Capitalism triumphs over the laws of man!

  11. It's no one's fault on Official — Economic Crash Not Computers' Fault · · Score: 2

    Andrew Leonard says it's pretty much a waste of time.

    I'm sure that committee members would have liked to assign blame; it's just that they didn't have the votes.

  12. Re:Hello on Makerbot Thing-o-Matic 3D Printer Review · · Score: 2

    Apparently, you have generous friends who are willing to manufacture the parts for free.

  13. Re:This has been happening forever on Attack Toolkits Dominating the Threat Landscape · · Score: 1

    Er no.

    hacker: A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and stretching their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.

    Jargon File

    cracker: One who breaks security on a system.

    JargonFile

  14. Re:This has been happening forever on Attack Toolkits Dominating the Threat Landscape · · Score: 1

    This would be a good time to contemplate the difference between a hacker and a cracker.

  15. Re:Done before on Man Tunnels Into GameStop, Steals Games · · Score: 1

    Don't most bank heist movies incorporate a bloody third act? Frankly, the sandblaster scene in the Bank Job discouraged me from a life of crime.

  16. Re:The Universal electronic card is safe because.. on Russia Moves To Universal ID Card · · Score: 2

    Senator Edward "Teddy" Kennedy was hassled at the airports because "T Kennedy" was on one of those no-fly lists. It was the wrong Kennedy, of course, but better safe than sorry.

    Don't assume that the government won't act on the basis of incomplete information. A cudgel can be as effective as a scalpel, in the wrong hands.

  17. Re:More sensible option on Wireless GeForce Graphics Card Announced · · Score: 1

    Who can hear case fans over realistic explosions

    Or as Julian Taylor (Clive Owe's character) said in Children of Men, after the explosion in the coffee shop

    0You know that ringing in your ears? That 'eeeeeeeeeeeee'? That's the sound of the ear cells dying, like their swan song. Once it's gone, you'll never hear that frequency again. Enjoy it while it lasts.

    Besides, the point of this mission is to sneak into the building to plant the bomb. If it goes off before you get out of the compound something's gone wrong. PROTIP: listen for the sounds of the guards' footsteps, and try to avoid the patrols.

  18. Re:Other OSes ? on Intel To Integrate DirectX 11 In Ivy Bridge Chips · · Score: 1

    And just how were you planning to write the drivers without documentation?

  19. Re:Im sorry - define Kit on EMC Engineer Steals Almost $1 Million of Kit One Piece at a Time · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Australians got it from a British site, which helpfully changed the Americanism equipment to something more British.

  20. Re:I have a better idea on New Laser Makes Pirates Wish They Wore Eye-Patches · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's actually quite difficult to snipe from a moving ship.

  21. Re:Sweet! on Mac OS X 10.6.6 Introduces App Store · · Score: 1

    Rapidshare?

  22. Re:Who sued IBM, HP, Sun for exclusive OR? on Zynga and Blizzard Sued Over Game Patent · · Score: 1

    So, you're saying that the story had a happy ending?

  23. Re:Why couldn't they have lost the right ones? on Reverse Engineering Doctor Who Into Color · · Score: 1

    I liked Peri's accent. So enticing. So sensual. So.... sexy.

    Do all America women talk like that? Because if they do, I'm packing my bags and heading across the pond!

  24. Re:Rev the wrong thing on Reverse Engineering Doctor Who Into Color · · Score: 4, Informative

    You might consult the Doctor who ratings guide. Look under "Televised Adventures".
    Many people like Pyramids of Mars, and the Talons of Weng Chiang, though the latter isn't particularly culturally sensitive. Genesis of the Daleks is another keeper.

    Personally, I started with The Power of Kroll.

  25. Re:Internet connection shouldn't be required on Ubisoft's Draconian DRM Patched? · · Score: 1

    thanks for the tip. I'll try that.